G. Gershwin
Rhapsody in Claret & Blue (Arr. Kennedy)
Nigel Kennedy, Sonja Schebeck, Tomasz Kupiec, Alicja Smietana, Howard Alden, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Rolf Bussalb
Kennedy Meets Gershwin
Encouraged from a young age by Stéphane Grappelli, Nigel Kennedy has developed into a fine jazz musician. He solidifies his reputation here with an intimate club session of Gershwin tunes. After kicking off with a lounge-y “Rhapsody in Claret and Blue”, the quartet holds a freer rein in “The Man I Love’”, while “Summertime” is stripped to its beautiful essentials. Songs from Porgy and Bess are performed with winning restraint, and the small snatches of harpsichord are strokes of genius. Kennedy even makes an impressive piano debut on “They Can’t Take that Away From Me” and “Fantasy”.
Our Love Is Here to Stay (Arr. Kennedy)
Tomasz Kupiec, Howard Alden, Nigel Kennedy, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Rolf Bussalb
The Man I Love (Arr. Kennedy)
Nigel Kennedy, Tomasz Kupiec, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Rolf Bussalb, Howard Alden
Dubose Heyward
Summertime (Arr. Kennedy)
Sonja Schebeck, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Dave Heath, Alicja Smietana, Nigel Kennedy, Tomasz Kupiec, Rolf Bussalb, Howard Alden
Time
Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Dave Heath, Alicja Smietana, Sonja Schebeck, Howard Alden, Rolf Bussalb
Porgy & Bess (Arr. Kennedy)
Nigel Kennedy, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Alicja Smietana, Tomasz Kupiec, Rolf Bussalb, Sonja Schebeck, Howard Alden
How Long Has This Been Going On (Arr. Kennedy)
Tomasz Kupiec, Nigel Kennedy, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Rolf Bussalb, Howard Alden
N. Kennedy
Fantasy
Tomasz Kupiec, Sonja Schebeck, Alicja Smietana, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Rolf Bussalb, Howard Alden
They Can't Take That Away from Me (Arr. Kennedy)
Nigel Kennedy, Alicja Smietana, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Sonja Schebeck, Rolf Bussalb, Tomasz Kupiec, Howard Alden
Oh, Lady Be Good! (Arr. Kennedy)
Tomasz Kupiec, Nigel Kennedy, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Alicja Smietana, Rolf Bussalb, Sonja Schebeck, Howard Alden